Recent progress in electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NRR)

Z Huang, M Rafiq, AR Woldu, QX Tong, D Astruc… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia is an essential raw ingredient for fertilizers, a carbon-free hydrogen carrier, and an
alternative fuel. The natural process of producing ammonia cannot meet the rapidly growing …

Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts: from oxygen reduction to multifunctional electrocatalysis

C Hu, R Paul, Q Dai, L Dai - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery of N-doped carbon nanotubes as the first carbon-based metal-free
electrocatalyst (C-MFEC) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 2009, C-MFECs have …

Electronic state and microenvironment modulation of metal nanoparticles stabilized by MOFs for boosting electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction

L Wen, K Sun, X Liu, W Yang, L Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modulation of the local electronic structure and microenvironment of catalytic metal sites
plays a critical role in electrocatalysis, yet remains a grand challenge. Herein, PdCu …

Tuning the coordination environment of carbon‐based single‐atom catalysts via do** with multiple heteroatoms and their applications in electrocatalysis

Z Qi, Y Zhou, R Guan, Y Fu, JB Baek - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐based single‐atom catalysts (SACs) are considered to be a perfect platform for
studying the structure–activity relationship of different reactions due to the adjustability of …

Insight into structural evolution, active sites, and stability of heterogeneous electrocatalysts

S Zhao, Y Yang, Z Tang - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Studying structure–activity correlations of electrocatalysts is essential for improving the
conversion of electrical to chemical energy. Recently, increasing evidence obtained by …

Tackling the activity and selectivity challenges of electrocatalysts toward the nitrogen reduction reaction via atomically dispersed biatom catalysts

X Guo, J Gu, S Lin, S Zhang, Z Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Develo** efficient catalysts for nitrogen fixation is becoming increasingly important but is
still challenging due to the lack of robust design criteria for tackling the activity and selectivity …

Strategies to suppress hydrogen evolution for highly selective electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction: challenges and perspectives

Y Ren, C Yu, X Tan, H Huang, Q Wei… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ammonia, as a significant chemical for fertilizer production and also a promising energy
carrier, is mainly produced through the traditional energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process …

Advanced electrocatalysis for energy and environmental sustainability via water and nitrogen reactions

Y Li, H Wang, C Priest, S Li, P Xu, G Wu - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clean and efficient energy storage and conversion via sustainable water and nitrogen
reactions have attracted substantial attention to address the energy and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A brief assessment on recent developments in efficient electrocatalytic Nitrogen reduction with 2D non-metallic nanomaterials

M Shahid, HMA Javed, MI Ahmad, AA Qureshi… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) has been developed by electrocatalytic
technology that is a potential way to effectively replace the Haber–Bosch process, which is …

Improving electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction selectivity and yield by suppressing hydrogen evolution reaction via electronic metal–support interaction

M **e, F Dai, H Guo, P Du, X Xu, J Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has the potential to replace the
Haber–Bosch process for ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions. However, the …